Pesticides

Pesticides

Any chemical or substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of pests that damage or interfere with the growth of crops, shrubs, tress, timber and other vegetation useful to humans.

Industry: Agricultural chemicals

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Cavitation

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The formation and collapse of gas pockets or bubbles on the blade of an impeller or the gate of a valve; collapse of these pockets or bubbles drives water with such force that it can cause pitting of ...

Cells

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

1. In solid waste disposal, holes where waste is dumped, compacted, and covered with layers of dirt on a daily basis. 2. The smallest structural part of living matter capable of functioning as an ...

Central collection point

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Location were a generator of regulated medical waste consolidates wastes originally generated at various locations in his facility. The wastes are gathered together for treatment on-site or for ...

Centrifugal collector

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

A mechanical system using centrifugal force to remove aerosols from a gas stream or to remove water from sludge.

Cerclis

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System is a database that includes all sites which have been nominated for investigation by the Superfund ...

Channelization

Agricultural chemicals; Pesticides

Straightening and deepening streams so water will move faster, a marsh-drainage tactic that can interfere with waste assimilation capacity, disturb fish and wildlife habitats, and aggravate flooding.